Hi Chimezie,
I've been watching this discussion. It parallels a discussion we had in
HL7 in the 1990's.
Some comments below:
Ogbuji, Chimezie wrote:
Dan,
I've very familiar with the SOAP model. The primary motivation for my
questions about assessment had more to do with distinguishing an
Dan,
I've very familiar with the SOAP model. The primary motivation for my
questions about assessment had more to do with distinguishing an action from
data that is derived from it. This speaks directly to the problem of the
'anti-pattern' where ontologies for medical records are built *dire
Chimezie -
The SOAP pattern is widely used for writing medical charts. As
a well-known industry model, it can clarify related terminology.
Its parts describe the "Subjective", "Objective", "Assessment", and
"Plan" aspects of a typical medical care-giving encounter.
Each part uses its own *sepa
